ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Saturday detained the mayor of an Istanbul district, along with 47 other officials, over allegations of corruption, as part of a widening crackdown on the country’s main opposition party. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office ordered the detentions in connection with an investigation into … Read more
Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees to meeting proposed by Vladimir Putin – if he attends in person. A glimmer of hope to end the more than three-year war in Ukraine that has killed thousands of civilians – and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to attend a meeting proposed by Russian President … Read more
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, At least 29 killed in the blaze that broke out during renovation work, according to the Istanbul governor. At least 29 people have been killed in a fire at a nightclub in central Istanbul during daytime repair work, according to the office of the city’s governor. Firefighters responded to the fire with … Read more